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How a vaccine-wary community in Borno state got protected

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A plaster is applied to the injection site of a young woman after receiving a vaccination. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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A child held by its mother after receiving the necessary doses of vaccines as part of the Reach Zero Dose Children (ZDC) campaign in Somalia. Credit: Gavi/2024/Mohamed Abdihakim Ali

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